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Nvidia drivers confirmed to cause BSOD on Windows PCs without certain CPU instructions

Taras Buria — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:34:01 +0000

If you have an older computer with a still-supported Nvidia graphics card, you may encounter a nasty compatibility problem, causing your computer to get stuck in a blue screen of death cycle. Read more...

Microsoft raising Windows 11 24H2 system requirement to block CPUs without SSE4.2 and PopCnt

Sayan Sen — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:00:01 +0000

Microsoft recently added a compatibility block wherein very old unsupported CPUs like Intel's Core 2 Duo, are no longer able to bypass Windows 11 system requirements during version 24H2 setup. Read more...

Microsoft: We didn't block Windows Terminal on old CPUs without SSE4.2 (PopCnt) on purpose

Sayan Sen — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:44:01 +0000

Microsoft confirms that the recent Windows Terminal block experienced by users on older CPUs (without SSE4.2) was not on purpose, and it has urged folks not to indulge in conspiracy theories. Read more...

Microsoft fixes a misfired PopCnt block but Windows 11 24H2 requirements may be here to stay

Sayan Sen — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is seemingly introducing a new Windows 11 requirement on version 24H2 for older CPUs and it can not be bypassed. A similar change was, perhaps inadvertently, pushed to Visual C++ as well. Read more...

Windows 11 no longer fooled by this system requirements bypass trick on old unsupported CPUs

Sayan Sen — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:10:01 +0000

There has been an interesting trick, a single command, that allows unsupported CPUs to bypass Windows 11's system requirements check during setup. That has seemingly stopped working on very old chips. Read more...

Microsoft making sure you know why old unsupported CPU can't bypass Windows 11 requirements

Sayan Sen — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:56:01 +0000

The first Windows 11 24H2 Insider build was eventful as it brought many new features and improvements while also confirming a shift in CPU ISA support. The next one builds on top of it. Read more...

Microsoft's upcoming change could block off Windows 11 CPU requirements bypass on old PCs

Sayan Sen — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:14:01 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly updating the CPU instruction support on Windows 11 with a new "POPCOUNT" instruction, which means systems with very old PCs won't be able to bypass requirements. Read more...